Randy Kohrs uses his Slack-key Studio to record a number of indie country acts, such as Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time, Hank III and Jim Lauderdale. At press time, Kohrs and Lauderdale were busy tracking the follow-up to Lauderdale's Grammy-nominated Bluegrass. Kohrs co-produced Bluegrass, which he says was recorded mostly live at Bil Vorndick's studio. “On this next album," Kohrs says, "we've recorded upright bass, mandolin, guitar, banjo and Jim's scratch vocal going down, and I'm really taking my time with the dobro and fiddle parts. Also, this album has a different character from Bluegrass. We've got some vintage country kind of mirror-image licks - a lot like they would do with pedal steel and fiddle back in the '50s. We're really breaking them down, and there's all kinds of unison playing that branches off into harmonies - it's very creative, very enjoyable stuff." Also going onto Lauderdale's release will be a duet with Patty Loveless and guest vocals by American Idol stand-out Melinda Doolittle.